Waves captured the finest vintage and contemporary amps from Fender®, Marshall®, Mesa/Boogie®, Vox®, and more, using revolutionary sampling techniques that go way beyond standard modeling. The result is the most amazing guitar tones you will ever hear coming out of your computer. And with GTR3’s host-free Standalone ToolRack, all you need to do is plug in…and play!

Whether you’re laying down tracks in the studio or playing live onstage, GTR3 is the only guitar processor you’ll ever need. Native or SoundGrid, Mac or PC, with a host or standalone – anytime, anywhere, you’re ready to rock.

Plugin models of amps by Fender®, Vox®, Mesa/Boogie®, Marshall® and more

Over 30 Amps, 30 Cabs, and 25 Stomps: endless sound possibilities

For tracking, mixing, or playing live onstage, DAW-ready or standalone

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“GTR3 is a must-have for any guitarist. A great tool that helps me be creative and innovative.”

Tony Visconti
Producer

David Bowie, T. Rex, Morrissey, Esperanza Spalding

“GTR Amps and GTR Stomps are very versatile and I use them all the time in my studio, not just for guitars but also for vocal and drum effects.”

Rami Jaffee
Keyboardist, Producer, Composer

Foo Fighters, The Wallflowers, Johnny Cash, Macy Gray

“The GTR Stomp boxes take my keyboards to outer space! Did I mention using them on drums and vocals? Maybe it should be called ‘GTR or KYS or DRM or VCL’? And to be able to save the settings is priceless!”

Major 7
Record Producer, Songwriter

Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Future, Rihanna

“One of my favorite plugins and biggest secret weapons, there are many creative ways that it can be tweaked to enhance a vocal mix! I love that Waves plugins are so versatile that they inspire creativity. ”

Andy Sneap
Producer, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, Guitarist

Megadeth, Killswitch Engage, Arch Enemy, Judas Priest

“I use Waves GTR on bass quite often; it has a great low end.”

Joey Santiago
Guitarist

The Pixies

“GTR sounds great. The guitar interface is the best DI I’ve ever heard. There are so many great combinations of guitar amps, cabinets and mics at your disposal. Just think of a tone and dial it in.
The GTR Stomp boxes are also amazing. Being able to save your sound forever is just magic.”

Neil Citron
Guitarist, Producer, Engineer

Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, Larry Carlton

“I really like using GTR Stomps because they sound like the pedals I use on the floor before my amp; not like an effect in the loop, but just like what happens when your guitar goes through a pedal and then hits your pre-amp.”

Craig Anderton
Author, Musician, Mastering Engineer

“GTR makes it easy to create interesting sounds that will catch people’s ears. It’s simple enough to dial up an amplifier and cabinet or call up the presets and just start playing. With GTR, you can create a signature sound where someone can listen to what you’re doing and say, ‘Oh wow, I recognize that person’s tone.’”

“Using GTR3 as a parallel “crush” bus for vocals is really cool. I like to use “Buzz” and set the stomp box drive to about 10 o’clock with the tone up full. Automating the crush bus to go from zero to about 50% on the fader over the course of a build-up can achieve a really powerful and aggressive burst into the chorus.”

Dan Spitz
Guitarist

Anthrax

“I can’t stop using the GTR software on my heavy rhythm guitars!”

Mogwai
Band

“GTR3 is highly versatile and can be used to set up crazy effects loops that would take ages to set up with outboard equipment.”

Keane
Band

“A big part of the Keane sound is us feeding pianos and synths through weird chains of effects. Waves GTR3 gives us the ability to experiment with new sounds quickly and creatively.”

Ludovico Vagnone
Guitarist, Producer, Arranger, MD, Engineer

Alejandro Sanz, David Bisbal, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster

“GTR3 is amazing. All options are so easily selectable and intuitively manageable. These are musicians’ plugins. From the simplest bluesy rig to the maddest guitar sound design; they really help expand my creativity. I spend a lot of time touring and it is perfect on my laptop when I’m away from my studio.”

“Waves GTR is a great tool for me as a studio guitarist. It is, without a doubt, the best and most authentic emulator on the market. The effects help to inspire my creativity. It has amazing sounds and possibilities!”

Gil Norton
Producer

Foo Fighters, Pixies, Stornoway

“Great for blending with real amps for ultimate tone shaping. Also fab on bass!”

Ross Hogarth
Producer & Engineer

Van Halen, REM, Ziggy Marley, Keb’ Mo’

“Waves GTR is a great tool for either re-amping a direct signal or adding effects and another amp to an already recorded amp signal. I know many people do not have amps or the space to record loud amps, so GTR is incredibly handy. I love the selection of amps and effects. I use it all the time on my bass DI to add that amp sound. I also love the pedal board effects since I’ve always loved using stomp boxes on my mixes. The GTR pedal board is great on keys and vocals, too.”

Alan Branch
Producer, Engineer, Writer, Musician

Nine Inch Nails, Sinéad O’Connor, Depeche Mode, Blur

“With GTR, you plug it in and you’re thinking, ‘Wow, it sounds just like an amp. It sounds quality.’”

Peter Denenberg
Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer

The Spin Doctors, Deep Purple, John Lee Hooker

“GTR can help me correct the timbre of a poorly recorded guitar track by “virtual re-amping.” I also use it to achieve extreme parallel compression on drums and vocals. I have used GTR in mastering to add ‘teeth’ (again, parallel compression-style) to recordings that were just too tame. I have even used GTR as an insert on my master fader with no cabinet emulation for techno music timbre and grit modification.”

“The hardest guitar sound to get virtually is that not-too-distorted yet not-too-clean sound. That’s exactly what the GTR plugins seem to have cracked for me.”

Nick Hexum
Musician, Songwriter, Producer

311

“GTR3 helps me unleash my creativity. The intuitive design makes it easy to try different sounds, and I love being able to quickly drag and drop different effects in GTR3 Tool Rack. The workflow is great; I can quickly tweak and audition sounds, and the tones and presets are fantastic, easy to use and killer sounding. ”

Steve Booke
Guitarist, Composer

The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Real World, Mind of Mencia

“I have an extensive amp collection, from vintage Fenders to ultra-modified Marshalls. Before hearing GTR I wouldn’t even consider using a software amp simulator for any of my production work. Now I can't see myself using anything else. It sounds amazing and is super-fast to use! I just plug my guitar direct in and a great sound is there every time, so I can spend my time on creating and recording.”

Mick Glossop
Producer & Engineer

Van Morrison, Sinéad O’Connor, Frank Zappa, The Waterboys

“The effects in GTR Stomp are useful for many things other than guitars. I use a combination of Distortion and Lay D to add energy to drum tracks.”

Tal Herzberg (1971-2011)
Producer/Engineer

Lady Gaga, Black Eyes Peas, Green Day, will.i.am

“Waves’ GTR amp heads and stomp box modules are the ultimate front end for any quality speaker cabinets and power-amp combination.”

Evan Taubenfeld
Guitarist

Avril Lavigne, The Blacklist Club

“I love using the effects in GTR Stomp on vocals and other instruments.”

Marcel Fernandez
FOH Engineer, Producer

ZZ Top, Rx Bandits, Zeta, Molotov

“Waves GTR brings life, vibe and mojo to my mixes – especially when used in a parallel compression or harmonic distortion buss.”